CA2634189A1 - Method and system for processing waste materials - Google Patents

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CA2634189A1
CA2634189A1 CA 2634189 CA2634189A CA2634189A1 CA 2634189 A1 CA2634189 A1 CA 2634189A1 CA 2634189 CA2634189 CA 2634189 CA 2634189 A CA2634189 A CA 2634189A CA 2634189 A1 CA2634189 A1 CA 2634189A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29BPREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BE SHAPED; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIAL CONTAINING PLASTICS
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    • B29B17/0026Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics by agglomeration or compacting
    • B29B17/0042Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics by agglomeration or compacting for shaping parts, e.g. multilayered parts with at least one layer containing regenerated plastic
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Methods and systems for processing waste materials and for manufacturing composite materials are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments, the heterogeneous waste includes a plastic component and a non-plastic component, and the non-plastic component includes a plurality of pieces of waste. The heterogeneous waste is heated to melt at least a portion of said plastic component and reducing a volume of said heterogeneous waste, and then mixed (e.g. by rotating a mixing chamber or by stirring) until at least some said pieces are each encapsulated by the melted plastic component. Upon cooling, the mixture optionally sets into a composite material. The presently disclosed invention does not require pre-sorting of the heterogeneous waste and is operative to process "as is" waste. Optionally, the waste is pre-sorted.
Exemplary uses for the composite material include but are not limited to flooring sheets, construction bricks, thermal insulation, acoustic walls, road paving materials, road beds, ballistic shields shock absorbing flooring, artificial islands, artificial reefs, and marine docks.

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1) A method of waste treatment, the method comprising:

a) receiving a heterogeneous waste, said heterogeneous waste including a plastic component and a non-plastic component, said non-plastic component including plurality of pieces of waste;

b) heating said heterogeneous waste thereby melting at least a portion of said plastic component and reducing a volume of said heterogeneous waste;

c) mixing said heterogeneous waste until at least some said pieces are each encapsulated by said melted plastic component such that upon cooling, said mixture sets into a composite material.
2) The method of claim 1 wherein at least 5% by weight of said heterogeneous waste is said plastic component.
3) The method of claim 1 wherein said mixing includes effecting at least one process selected from the group consisting of rotating said waste mixture within a chamber, stirring said mixture and agitating said mixture.
4) The method of claim 1 wherein said heterogeneous waste includes a non-zero moisture content, and said heating at least partially dries said heterogeneous waste to reduce said non-zero moisture content.
5) The method of claim 1 further comprising:
c) forming said composite material by effecting at least one process selected from the group consisting of shaping and molding.
6) The method of claim 1 further comprising:
d) forming said composite material into a sheet.
7) The method of claim 1 further comprising:
d) effecting at least one of smoothing and painting a surface of said composite material.
8) The method of claim 1 further comprising:
d) compressing said heterogeneous waste to form said composite material.
9) The method of claim 8 wherein said heterogeneous waste is subjected to at least 20 atmospheres of pressure.
10) The method of claim 8 wherein a plastic content of said heterogeneous waste is identified, and said heterogeneous waste is subjected to a pressure determined at least in part by said identified plastic content of said heterogeneous waste.
11) The method of claim 10 wherein said step of pressuring includes determining a target pressure, and a greater said plastic content provides a lesser said target pressure.
12) The method of claim 1 wherein said composite material is useful for forming at least one of a ballistic shield, a road barrier, a shock absorbing material, a piece of furniture and any other item requiring material elasticity, the method further comprising:
e) measuring an elasticity of said composite material to determine usage suitability.
13) The method of claim 12 wherein said composite material is useful for forming at least one of road pavement and any other item requiring a surface with a suitably high coefficient of friction, the method further comprising:
e) measuring a coefficient of friction of said composite material to deterring usage suitability.
14) The method of claim 1 wherein said non-plastic component includes particulate matter.
15) The method of claim 1 wherein said heterogeneous waste includes at least one of household refuse, medical waste, industrial waste, rubber marine sludge, and hazardous material.
16) The method of claim 15 wherein at least 5% by weight of said heterogeneous waste is said rubber.
17) The method of claim 1 wherein a majority of said pieces of waste are encapsulated by said melted plastic component.
18) The method of claim 17 wherein substantially all said pieces of waste are encapsulated by said melted plastic component.
19) The method of claim 1 wherein at least some said pieces of waste are selectively removed before said heating.
20) The method of claim 1 wherein said heterogeneous waste is heated in a mixing chamber, and said heating includes at least one of introducing a heated gas into said mixing chamber and heating an external surface of said mixing chamber.
21) The method of claim 1 wherein a toxic material is mixed with heterogeneous waste before said heating.
22) The method of claim 1 wherein said heterogeneous waste is heated to at least about 80 degrees Celsius and at most about 140 degrees Celsius.
23) The method of claim 1 wherein said heterogeneous waste includes at least one of organic material, metals, glasses and paper products.
24) The method of claim 1 wherein said heterogeneous waste is substantially unsorted waste.
25) The method of claim 1 wherein at least some said heterogeneous waste is subjected to at least one of drying, crushing, sorting grinding and shredding before said heating.
26) The method of claim 1 wherein the method is carried out as a process selected from the group consisting of a continuous process and a batch process in a chamber.
27) The method of claim 26 wherein the composite material is continuously expelled from said chamber.
28) The method of claim 1 further comprising:
d) adding an agent selected from the group consisting of at least one of a thickener and a binding agent to said heterogeneous waste, and said mixing includes mixing said agent with said heterogeneous waste.
29) The method of claim 28 wherein a viscosity of at least a portion of said heterogeneous waste is determined, and at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of an amount of said agent to add and a type of said agent to add is determined in accordance with said determined viscosity.
30) The method of claim 29 wherein said determining of said viscosity includes:
i) obtaining a sample of said heterogeneous waste; and ii) determining a viscosity of said sample.
31) A composite material prepared by any method of claims 1-30.
32) The composite material of claim 31 wherein said composite material is substantially stable against leaching.
33) The composite material of claim 31 wherein said composite material can substantially maintain its form while being subjected to at least 20 MPa of pressure.
34) Any item selected from the group consisting of a flooring sheet, a road paving material, a road bed, a shock absorbing flooring, an acoustic wall, a thermal insulation material, a ballistic shield, and a marine wave breaker prepared by any method of claims 1-30.
35) A method of toxic waste treatment, the method comprising:
a) providing a heterogeneous waste, said heterogeneous waste including a toxic component, a plastic component and a non-plastic component, said non-plastic component including plurality of pieces of waste;
b) heating said waste mixture thereby melting at least a portion of said plastic component and reducing a volume of said heterogeneous waste;
c) at least partially encapsulating said toxic component by mixing said heterogeneous waste until at least some said pieces are each encapsulated by said melted plastic component.
36) The method of claim 35 wherein said toxic component includes at least one of an organic toxin, an inorganic toxin, a heavy metal and a radioactive material.
37) The method of claim 35 wherein said step of providing said heterogeneous waste includes mixing said toxic component with a substantially non-toxic waste mixture.
38) The method of claim 35 wherein substantially all of said toxic component is encapsulated.
39) A system for generating a composite material from waste, the system comprising:
a) a feeder for receiving a heterogeneous waste, said heterogeneous waste including a plastic component and a non-plastic component, said non-plastic component including plurality of pieces of waste;
b) a chamber for processing said heterogeneous waste;
e) a heating apparatus for melting at least a portion of said plastic component in said chamber and for reducing a volume of said heterogeneous waste; and f) a mixing mechanism for mixing said heterogeneous waste in said chamber until at least some said pieces are each encapsulated by said melted plastic component such that upon cooling, said mixture sets into a composite material.
40) The system of claim 39 further comprising:
g) a mechanical processing device for subjecting said heterogeneous waste to at least one process selected from the group consisting of drying, crushing, grinding and shredding; and h) a mechanism for bringing said mechanically processed waste to said feeder.
41) The system of claim 39 further comprising:
i) a pressure cell for pressurizing said heterogeneous waste after said heating and said mixing, said pressure cell disposed to receive said processed waste from said chamber.
42) The system of claim further comprising:
f) an elasticity measuring device for measuring an elasticity of said processed heterogeneous waste.:
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